# Hillmorton, Christchurch

3,927 council reports since June 2015, the 39th busiest suburb in the city. 3,178 photographs on record.
3,020 people at the 2023 Census, 1,014 to the square kilometre across 3.0 km².

https://www.chch.live/hillmorton

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Hillmorton is a suburb of south-western Christchurch, New Zealand. The suburb is centred around the intersection of Lincoln Road and Hoon Hay Road, two arterial routes which form part of State Highway 75 and feed into the Christchurch Southern Motorway which runs to the north of the suburb.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillmorton%2C_New_Zealand), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$590 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $554–$643, across 12 bonds, up 2% on a year ago. That’s about **$40 a week above** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Hillmorton” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.
- 1-bedroom house, $610 a week · 6 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 2,847 people and 1,110 occupied private households, grouped from 20 SA1 areas in Hillmorton. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.


Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (3,178 on record)
- [190 Annex Road, Middleton](https://www.chch.live/report/9077780)
- [35 Sylvan St](https://www.chch.live/report/9065448)
- [53 Torrens Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9064960)
- [83 Mokihi Gardens, Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/report/9060901)
- [9 John Campbell Cres](https://www.chch.live/report/9053298)
- [Augustine Drive, Wigram](https://www.chch.live/report/9046286)

[3,178 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=hillmorton)

## The record on Hillmorton
- Hillmorton enters the written record in 31 October 1868, [“Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 October 1868)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18681031.2.12.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Hillmorton” appears somewhere in 81 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: wastewater/stormwater, 10 June 2015, at 6 Guise Ln.
- Its busiest day was 20 May 2019, 21 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/halswell-road), reported on 336 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Spreydon ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/spreydon), the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (5,500 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Hillmorton took **3 days** to resolve, about the city-wide median (3 days).
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 3 months or longer.
161 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 7 October 2019.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

One sensitive site stands here, Southern Health School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of it.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9077780), 12 Oct 2026 · 190 Annex Road, “Road sign left in tunnel”
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9067344), 10 Oct 2026 · 100 McMahon Drive, “I witnessed 3 electric dirt bikes riding erratically around the fenced off athletics practise area at 4:40 doing skids…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9065448), 10 Oct 2026 · 35 Sylvan St, “This has been dumped on footpath - can you pls remove”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9064960), 10 Oct 2026 · 53 Torrens Rd, “Dumped rubbish suitcase and furniture”
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9060901), 9 Oct 2026 · 83 Mokihi Gardens, “staff vehicles parking for nearby Hillmorton Hospital, close to walkway to Annex Rd. But Mokihi Gdns is narrow…”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9053298), 8 Oct 2026 · 9 John Campbell Cres, “Water leak”
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9046286), 7 Oct 2026 · Augustine Drive, “line 17 on rl2 halway line pressure is significantly lower than rest of the system.”
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9045806), 7 Oct 2026 · 14 Hoon Hay Road, “pipi above ground is a trip hazard”
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9045804), 7 Oct 2026 · 19 Coppell Place, “post and chain fence around pumpstation grounds is damaged.”
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9039900), 6 Oct 2026 · 102f Curletts Road, “would it be possible to have this sign plumbed before it annoys someone and they rip it out of the ground.”
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9035162), 5 Oct 2026 · 337 Hendersons Rd, “Traffic lights had accident”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9025361), 3 Oct 2026 · 82 Sylvan Street, “dumped couch/chairs”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 26
- 2016, 119
- 2017, 90
- 2018, 171
- 2019, 360
- 2020, 277
- 2021, 298
- 2022, 350
- 2023, 525
- 2024, 555
- 2025, 659

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 999
- Roads & footpaths, 729
- Trees & parks, 713
- Rubbish & dumping, 581
- Water & drains, 563
- Vehicles & parking, 218
- Everything else, 98
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 22

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 663
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 348
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 267
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 252
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 249
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 242
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 189
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 187

## On the heritage register (2)
- [Former A & P Showgrounds Treasurer's Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/135)
- [Spreydon Hall](https://www.chch.live/place/481), 71 Domain Terrace

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Halswell Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/halswell-road), reported on 336 separate days
- [Lincoln Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/lincoln-road), reported on 252 separate days
- [Warren Crescent](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/warren-crescent), reported on 225 separate days
- [Mokihi Gardens](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/mokihi-gardens), reported on 218 separate days
- [Annex Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/annex-road), reported on 140 separate days
- [Torrens Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/torrens-road), reported on 139 separate days
- [Sylvan Street](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/sylvan-street), reported on 114 separate days
- [Templetons Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hillmorton/templetons-road), reported on 68 separate days

## Schools (1)
- [Southern Health School](https://www.chch.live/school/1631-southern-health-school), Specialist School · decile 1 · EQI 569

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Aidanfield Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/82-aidanfield-christian-school) · [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3270-sacred-heart-school-christchurch) · [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) · [Te Kura o Mōkihi Spreydon School](https://www.chch.live/school/3512-te-kura-o-mokihi-spreydon-school) · [Te Kura Tuarua o Horomaka Hillmorton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/339-te-kura-tuarua-o-horomaka-hillmorton-high-school) · and 6 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (12)
- [Nga Puna Wai](https://www.chch.live/park/989-nga-puna-wai), Sports ground · 83 ha · playground, 4 pieces
- [Canterbury Agricultural Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1919-canterbury-agricultural-park), Sports ground · 42 ha
- [Seager Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1885-seager-park), 3 ha · playground, 19 pieces
- [West Watson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1438-west-watson-park), 3 ha · playground, 13 pieces
- [Spreydon Riverbank Reserves](https://www.chch.live/park/1003-spreydon-riverbank-reserves), 1 ha
- [Sunnyside Heritage Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1859-sunnyside-heritage-garden), Botanic · 1 ha
- [Pavilion Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1898-pavilion-park)
- [Wolsey Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1418-wolsey-playground), playground, 34 pieces
- [Linden Grove](https://www.chch.live/park/1920-linden-grove)
- [Mokihi Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1741-mokihi-reserve)
- [Torrens Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1132-torrens-reserve), playground, 4 pieces
- [Albion Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1844-albion-reserve)

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## Where the suburb worships (3)
- [Carmelite Monastery](https://www.chch.live/worship/carmelite-monastery), a Catholic church
- [Carmelite Monastery](https://www.chch.live/worship/carmelite-monastery-2), a Catholic church · 52 Halswell Road
- [St Martin's - Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-martin-s-spreydon), an Anglican church · 50 Lincoln Road

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (12)
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-256-halswell), 5.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-218-wigram), 4.5 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-356-spreydon), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-253-hillmorton), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-321-hillmorton), 1.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-350-addington), 1.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-335-hoon-hay), 677 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-285-wigram), 417 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-344-hillmorton), 346 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-336-hillmorton), 227 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-330-hillmorton), 226 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-316-middleton), 101 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 9.7% of this outline, about 29 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The 2011 grading filed 5.4% of this outline, about 16 hectares, mostly **TC3**, with TC3 14 ha · TC2 2 ha. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 1.5% of this outline, across 3 named events. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **2%** of this outline, ngā wai. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s ecological schedules cover **7%** of this outline, about 22 hectares across **1** scheduled site, all of it protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **8%** of this outline, about 24 hectares across **1** scheduled area. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
No high-hazard flood area covers this outline. The broader flood-management watch covers **3%** of it, Heathcote River. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s noise overlays cover **94%** of this outline, about 279 hectares across **1** mapped overlay, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **24** classified reaches, the plan calling **Heathcote / Opawaho River** and **Paparua Stream**
           by name, **7%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **20 m** off the bank, and an esplanade line holds a public edge here. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **18%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Medium Density**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **1,100** photographs on this ground, 2011–2016, wastewater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **13.0 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 0.2 km of it separated from the traffic, [Little River Link](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/little-river-link), [Nor'West Arc](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/nor-west-arc). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **6** inscribed plaques, [Canterbury Agricultural Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310352-canterbury-agricultural-park), [Pavilion Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311048-pavilion-park) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **11** drawn instruments, 3 of them dog rules, 1 alcohol ban, 7 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**2** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly vehicle refuelling, service and repair, 2 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **58** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 15 hectares, mostly silt, topsoil, mixed fill with demolition material, 5 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**5** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **53%** of this outline in the **medium** class. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **55** assets on this ground, 31 sets of steps, 9 bridges, 7 boardwalks, 4 ramps, sited at Nga Puna Wai, Canterbury Agricultural Park, STR_C_19 - Curletts Road, Seager Park. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **57** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 18 tennis, 11 rugby league, 9 athletics, 9 long jump. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **2528** living trees inside this outline, **9** veterans among them, 11 carrying a protection, mostly Oriental Plane, Pin Oak, English Oak. The file remembers **836** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **38%** of this outline under **Open Space Metropolitan Facilities**, **25%** residential, the rest mostly Medium density residential zone 18%, Transport 16%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **30 hectares** of this outline, **10%** , under 4 designations, mostly movement, learning. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s exceptions touch **2%** of this outline, 2 qualifying matters, mostly residential, section 6. A matter narrows how the density rule applies, it does not forbid; the mix is a sampled read, and the cultural-significance areas are the plan’s own unnamed ones. The register is at [matters](https://www.chch.live/matters).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **1** place by name in this suburb, **Former A & P Showgrounds Treasurer's Building and Setting**. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 1 magnitude-3+ epicentre inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.2 in 2011. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (5)
- [Wooden Seat](https://www.chch.live/summit/wooden-seat), lookout
- [Wildlife Refuge](https://www.chch.live/lake/wildlife-refuge), reservoir
- [Curletts Main Drain](https://www.chch.livenull), waterway · 0.1 km
- [Hayton Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/hayton-stream), waterway · 3.1 km
- [Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River](https://www.chch.live/river/opawaho-heathcote-river), waterway · 30.7 km

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 (Star, 31 October 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18681031.2.12.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1868-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 05 January 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18740105.2.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1874-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 16 September 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18780916.2.10.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1878-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 20 September 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18780920.2.19.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1878-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 (Star, 26 October 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18781026.2.13.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1878-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 25 November 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18781125.2.22.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1878-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 26 November 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18781126.2.16.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1878-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 27 November 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18781127.2.21.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1878-11-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 06 March 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18790306.2.11.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1879-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 13 May 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18790513.2.30.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1879-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Hillmorton
- [Warou (Welcome Swallow) seen — Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407756932), iNaturalist · bpeac, 12 Oct 2026
- [Riroriro (Grey Warbler) seen — Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407756830), iNaturalist · bpeac, 12 Oct 2026
- [dandelions seen — Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406849140), iNaturalist · reinderw, 9 Oct 2026
- [False Black Widow seen — Halswell Rd near Coppell Pl, Hillmorton, Christchurch 8025, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405168595), iNaturalist · chris47948, 2 Oct 2026
- [Bristly Mallow seen — Hillmorton, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404082559), iNaturalist · meurkc, 28 Sept 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (185 injury crashes)

185 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 3 people killed, 36 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Lincoln Road at Sylvan Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=lincoln-rd&suburb=hillmorton), 10 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=hillmorton)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (679 recorded victimisations)

679 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 60 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=hillmorton)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (14 stops)

14 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7).
- Halswell Rd near Coppell Pl near Halswell Rd
- Halswell Rd near Coppell Pl near Halswell Rd
- Halswell Rd near Hendersons Rd near Halswell Rd
- Halswell Rd near Hendersons Rd near Halswell Rd
- Halswell Rd near Rowley Ave near Halswell Rd
- Halswell Rd near Rowley Ave near Halswell Rd
- Halswell Rd near Tankerville Rd near Halswell Rd
- Halswell Rd near Tankerville Rd near Halswell Rd
- Halswell Rd near Warren Cres near Halswell Rd
- Halswell Rd near Warren Cres near SH-75
- Lincoln Rd near Domain Tce
- Lincoln Rd near Sylvan St
- Lincoln Rd near Torrens Rd near Lincoln Rd
- Lincoln Rd near Torrens Rd near Lincoln Rd

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (42 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-hillmorton), 7
- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-hillmorton), 6
- [Hospital](https://www.chch.live/businesses/amenity-hospital#in-hillmorton), 5
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-hillmorton), 4
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-hillmorton), 3
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-hillmorton), 2
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-hillmorton), 2
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-hillmorton), 2
- [Sports centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-hillmorton), 2
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-hillmorton), 2
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-hillmorton), 1
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-hillmorton), 1
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-hillmorton), 1
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-hillmorton), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-hillmorton), 1
- [Vets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/vet#in-hillmorton), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Bills Bar And Bistro](https://www.chch.live/business/bills-bar-and-bistro-hillmorton), Bars & pubs
- [Hoon Hay Thai Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/hoon-hay-thai-restaurant-hillmorton), Restaurants
- [Little India](https://www.chch.live/business/little-india-hillmorton), Restaurants
- [Merchants Liquor Lincoln Road](https://www.chch.live/business/merchants-liquor-lincoln-road-hillmorton), Bottle stores
- [Michael’s Bakery](https://www.chch.live/business/michael-s-bakery-hillmorton), Bakeries
- [npd](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-hillmorton), Petrol stations
- [Tasty Pizza](https://www.chch.live/business/tasty-pizza-hillmorton), Fast food
- [Bin Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/bin-inn-hillmorton), Supermarkets

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/middleton)
- [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay)
- [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon)
- [Aidanfield](https://www.chch.live/aidanfield)
- [Addington](https://www.chch.live/addington)
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Hillmorton with [Middleton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hillmorton&b=middleton) · [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hillmorton&b=hoon-hay) · [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hillmorton&b=spreydon) · [Aidanfield](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=aidanfield&b=hillmorton) · [Addington](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=addington&b=hillmorton) · [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hillmorton&b=riccarton), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Hillmorton?**

Hillmorton is a suburb of south-western Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 3,927 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Hillmorton?**

3,020 people at the 2023 Census, 1,014 per square kilometre across 3.0 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Hillmorton?**

About 2,847 people and 1,110 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Hillmorton?**

3,927 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (999), roads & footpaths (729), trees & parks (713). 683 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Hillmorton had?**

185 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 3 people killed, 36 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=hillmorton)

**What schools are in Hillmorton?**

One school in the Ministry’s directory, Southern Health School.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Hillmorton · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Hillmorton